Adam Sandler Takes Care of His Boys

Say whatever you want about Adam Sandler but if nothing else, he takes care of his friends. His movies have grossed over $3 billion dollars over the last 20 years, he’s been a hit at the box office for what seems like forever. He doesn’t seem caught up in Hollywood hype, you never hear any gossip about him and he cranks out movie after movie that rakes in over $100 million dollars on a reasonable budget. And throughout his insanely successful career he’s brought along his friends and has orchestrated some of the funnest cameos in comedic film.

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Allen Covert

You may not know his name, but you know his face. In nearly every film Sandler’s been in, from way back in Airheads to Jack and Jill, Allen’s shown up. He’s been his friend, writing partner and producer since their days together at NYU. He’s a executive producer over at Happy Madison and starred in one film, Grandmas Boy.  See him in Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Airheads, Grandma’s Boy, The Waterboy, Big Daddy, and Little Nicky in the pictures.

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Peter Dante

Friend of Sandlers and Allen Covert, Dante usually appears on screen along with Covert, most notably as the drug dealer in Grandma’s Boy and Covert’s gay lover in Big Daddy.  Here he is in Big Daddy, Grandma’s Boy, Little Nicky, The Waterboy,  Mr. Deeds, Grown Ups 2, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,  He was also in The Wedding Singer, Eight Crazy Nights, 50 First Dates, That’s My Boy and Jack and Jill.

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Steve Buscemi

Buscemi has appeared in a large part of Sandler films, always in a memorable role. They first worked together on Airheads, and after that Sandler found roles for Steve in film after film. Who could forget him saving the day in Billy Madison?  Also clips from The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds and Grown Ups.  He also appears in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,

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Nick Swardson

Their collaboration began 10 years ago when Sandler saw Swardson’s stand up special. He called up Nick and proposed working together and he ended up co-writing and co starring in Grandma’s Boy.  Here he is in Grandma’s Boy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Don’t Mess With the Zohan,  That’s My Boy, Jack and Jill and Grown Ups 2.

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Rob Schneider

Friends since their days on SNL, Sandler and Happy Madison Productions have been working with Schneider ever since. Happy Madison Productions produced both his Deuce Bigalow films and he’s showed up in most Adam Sandler films since The Waterboy. The last film he was in with Sandler was Jack and Jill, Nick Swardson took his place in Grown Ups 2.  Here are scenes from The Waterboy, Little Nicky, 50 First Dates and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

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